Predator/Prey Relations Giant Screen Film: A Planning Grant Proposal

国家野生动物制作公司正在制作一部大画幅电影《捕食者与猎物》，以及相关的教育资源。这部电影将通过一个已经抓住观众想象力的主题向观众介绍前沿的科学研究，并将使用视觉上令人兴奋的场景来展示捕食者/猎物关系背后的科学。一个初步的概念结构，一般方法和潜在的故事情节已经发展。规划阶段将包括以下活动：-进一步定义电影的概念结构-进行前期制作/前端观众研究-根据前端研究的反馈完善电影的方法-规划教育资源-对大型电影院进行前端调查，以评估拟议的教育资源的名称，方法和相关性。-起草一份电影治疗方案该项目的负责人具有电影制作和科学背景。国家野生动物制作公司（NWP）总裁兼首席执行官克里斯托弗·帕尔默将担任这部电影的执行制片人。教育资源将由NWP教育副总裁Jim Stofan设计；首席科学顾问将由国家野生动物保护区高级野生生物学家斯特林·米勒担任。治疗和剧本将由摩西理查兹撰写，评估将由罗伯特罗素进行。一个由科学家和科学教育工作者组成的委员会将在规划阶段帮助指导该项目。

National Wildlife productions is developing a large format film, "Predators and Prey," and related educational resources. The film will introduce audiences to cutting-edge scientific research through a topic that already captures their imagination and will use visually exciting scenes to present the science behind predator/prey relations. A preliminary conceptual structure, general approach and potential storyline have already been developed.The planning phase will include the following activities:-Further define the conceptual structure of the film-Conduct preproduction/front-end audience research-Refine the approaches to the film based on feedback from front-end research-Plan educational resources-Conduct a front-end survey of large-format film theaters to evaluate the title, approach and relevance of proposed educational resources.-Draft a film treatmentThe principals for the project bring a background of filmmaking and science. Christopher Palmer, President and CEO, National Wildlife Productions (NWP), will serve as Executive Producer for the film. Educational resources will be designed by Jim Stofan, Vice President, Education, NWP; and the Chief Science Consultant will be Sterling Miller, Senior Wildlife Biologist, NWP. Treatments and scripts will be written by Mose Richards and evaluation will be conducted by Robert Russell. A committee of scientists and science educators will help guide the project during the planning phase.